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PA Bar Association Backs Justices Amid Controversial Retention Elections
9/8/2025
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- The Pennsylvania Bar Association recommends retaining Supreme Court justices Dougherty, Donohue, and Wecht.
- Marian Schneider, a former ACLU counsel, states the justices' decisions show no partisan bias.
- Significant cases involve mail ballot requirements and redistricting.
- The court upheld the constitutionality of Pennsylvania's 2019 mail voting law.
- Retention elections in November may see contentious debates, with Republicans opposing the justices.
